Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4100
מָה
mah · “what?”
Used 750 times across 37 books
Definition
interr pron
1) what, how, of what kind
1a) (interrogative)
1a1) what?
1a2) of what kind
1a3) what? (rhetorical)
1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
1b) (adverb)
1b1) how, how now
1b2) why
1b3) how! (exclamation)
1c) (with prep)
1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
1c2) because of what?
1c3) the like of what?
1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
1c3b) for how long?
1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indef pron
2) anything, aught, what may
1) what, how, of what kind
1a) (interrogative)
1a1) what?
1a2) of what kind
1a3) what? (rhetorical)
1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
1b) (adverb)
1b1) how, how now
1b2) why
1b3) how! (exclamation)
1c) (with prep)
1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
1c2) because of what?
1c3) the like of what?
1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
1c3b) for how long?
1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indef pron
2) anything, aught, what may
Where it appears
Genesis63
Exodus33
Leviticus1
Numbers30
Deuteronomy6
Joshua13
Judges41
Ruth2
1 Samuel67
2 Samuel45
1 Kings18
2 Kings24
1 Chronicles8
2 Chronicles18
Ezra1
Nehemiah7
Esther18
Job62
Psalms66
Proverbs16
Ecclesiastes28
Song of Solomon13
Isaiah30
Jeremiah50
Lamentations6
Ezekiel16
Daniel3
Hosea6
Joel3
Amos4
Jonah6
Micah8
Nahum1
Habakkuk5
Haggai2
Zechariah20
Malachi10
In the text
Genesis 2:19And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.Genesis 3:13And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.Genesis 4:6And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?Genesis 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.Genesis 12:18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?Genesis 12:19Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.Genesis 15:2And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?Genesis 15:8And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?Genesis 18:13And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
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